What is this boat?

justjeepin86

justjeepin86

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We were near the coast guard station today at the Beaufort inlet and this boat hauled ass by. Anyone know what it is? Seems like a militaryish vehicle unless it's one of space ex vehicles.
 

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justjeepin86 said:
Well, they don't give a damn about a no wake zone. Honestly, it put off very little wake for the size and speed it was running.
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it shouldnt that hull design is a cross between a hydrofoil and air boat. i bet that thing on plane only has a few inches of the hull below the water line and the motor under. but with 4 cats im wandering if it is a jet drive setup.
 
Loganwayne said:
it shouldnt that hull design is a cross between a hydrofoil and air boat. i bet that thing on plane only has a few inches of the hull below the water line and the motor under. but with 4 cats im wandering if it is a jet drive setup.
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Pretty sure it was a jet drive by the way it sounds. There's no way it would only draft 3' otherwise.
Black Bear said:
The nwz is hard to see after one of the hurricane took the big signs. It's just a small bouy on each end. You catch anything?
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True, but they should know where it is, i would think. USGG doesn't ever police it anyway. Boats fly through all the time.

Not really.... we didn't bottom fish long and caught a few whiting. Caught 1 nice 19" spec up the icw.
 
orange150 said:
Oh they do. I get stopped all the damn time for "safety checks".
It is super annoying though when I apparently have a target on my back but Bro in the sea fox blows through there at 30 knots just fine.
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I've seen them check some folks, but never stop someone for a wake violation.
 
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